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CMF Headphone Pro debuts with 100-hour battery life & adaptive active noise cancellation

The US$99 over-ear headphones from Nothing's sub-brand also feature fast charging plus an Energy Slider for quick bass & treble adjustments

Daniel Ek to step down as CEO of Spotify

The move comes following boycott calls against the platform over Ek's significant investment in military tech start-up, Helsing

VibeLab launches The Nighttime Foundation to support nightlife communities worldwide

The foundation aims to connect grassroots scenes with international networks to promote sustainability & cultural innovation

Suno expands AI music production tools with v5 release & Suno Studio

The company drops its “most advanced model yet” alongside a new generative DAW, while facing lawsuits from major labels over alleged “stream-ripping”

CEO of Live Nation claims that gig tickets aren’t expensive enough

Michael Rapino says that concerts are “underpriced”

Almost a third of all music uploaded to streaming platform Deezer is AI-generated

Over 30,000 “fully AI-generated tracks” are uploaded each day, up by almost 20% since January

Diddy’s lawyers ask for almost immediate release, say he’s served enough time

His defence argued in court yesterday that he faced “serious substance abuse issues” at the time of alleged offences

Massive Attack refute claims that they used surveillance tech at live shows

The Bristol band insist that visuals used were satirical commentary on surveillance, describing audiences’ failure to grasp the joke as "very 2025"

Chicago house DJ and vocalist Ron Carroll has died aged 57

During his career in music, Carroll worked alongside the likes of Barbara Tucker and Ron Trent

UJAM launches Beatmaker GLOOM for ambient & minimal production

Built on the Beatmaker 3 platform, it offers 10 drum kits, 460 MIDI loops & 75 global presets among other features

Man sets Guinness World Record for largest collection of rave flyers

Marco Brusadeli collected more than 113,000 flyers over the course of 24 years

Optimo (Espacio)’s JD Twitch has died

The DJ, producer, promoter and label head was a celebrated icon of UK dance music

Soulwax, PinkPantheress and Sammy Virji to appear in EA SPORTS FC 26 soundtrack

109 tracks feature in the next footy game instalment, including a huge collection of dance music stars

The xx, Nine Inch Noize, Anyma and more lead Coachella 2026 line-up

The 2026 line-up also includes a mysterious Radiohead inclusion, following the group's recent UK/European tour announcement

Arca, Kelela and hundreds more artists and labels to remove music from Israeli streaming platforms

No Music For Genocide is calling on artists to request geo-restrictions on their music in response to the ongoing genocide against Palestinians from Israeli forces

Margins United 2025 moves to Archives Tottenham with expanded day-to-night programming

Eastern Margins’ flagship festival features Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Jianbo, Minna-no-Kimochi & more in a day-to-night celebration of alternative Asian culture

Spotify Free tier upgrade allows for more song control & new features

No more stuck on shuffle mode

“What could possibly go wrong?”: Fyre Festival has been acquired by LimeWire

Hollywood actor-turned-football mogul Ryan Reynolds also reportedly attempted to acquire the Fyre brand, but lost in a bidding war

Swedish House Mafia crowd boo Yves Tumor offstage: “You don’t gotta like it”

The experimental artist has since responded to crowd reactions in New York

Everything But The Girl announce greatest hits compilation

Set to land in November, the 16-track compilation will feature a selection of the duo's cross-over hits, including Todd Terry's 'Missing' remix

Spotify introduces lossless audio for Premium subscribers

Said to be one of Spotify’s “most anticipated features”, high quality audio will be available across nearly every track on the platform